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Patented Dec. 29, 1925.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

HARRY RUVIN, 0F SCHENECTADY, NEW YORK, ASSIGNOR, BY MESNE ASSIGNMENTS,TO BU'XTON INCORPORATED, OF SPRINGFIELD, MASSACHUSETTS, A CORPORATION OFMASSACHUSETTS.

Application filed December 16, 1920.

T 0 all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, HARRY RUVIN, a citizen of the United States,residing at Schenectady, in the county of Schenectady, State of NewYork, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Key Cases, ofwhich the following is a specification.

My present invention relates to key cases, and more particularly to keycases of the type in which a plurality of keys may be secured byindependent fasteners.

The object of my invention is to provide a simple and efficient devicefor holding a plurality of keys in which each key will be free to moveindependently of the others, and in which any key desired may readily beselected and separated from the other keys.

he novel features which I believe to be characteristic of my inventionare set forth with particularity in the appended claims. The invention.itself, however, together with further objects and advantages thereofwill best be understood by reference to the following description takenin connection with the accompanying drawing, in which Fig. 1 is anelevation of the key case with the flaps open; Fig. 2 is a similar Viewwith the flaps closed; and Fig. 3 is a perspective view of the keysupporting member.

As indicated in the drawing, the case comprises a back member 1 withside flaps 2 and 3, which are fold-able along the dotted lines. The backmember and flaps are preferably of some flexible material such asleather, and are preferably formed of a single piece of material. Theflaps may be provided with the usual snap fasteners i for holding theflaps together when folded over the back member, as indicated in Fig. 2.

A key supporting member 5, which is preferably of non-corrodible metalis secured to the back member 1 near one end thereof by means of rivetsG, as indicated, or in any other desiredmanner. In the form of myinvention here illustrated this key supporting member is made up of aflat plate having raised portions 7 stamped thereon, each of theseraised portions being adapted to act as a pivot member for a key holdingdevice, such, for example, as the snap hooks 8 indicated,

Each one of these snap hooks is adapted KEY CASE.

Serial No. 431,137.

to hold one or more keys, and each hook is also free to more in morethan one plane. Keys held by these hooks naturally tend to lie inparallel relation to the back member. In practice also the hooks willpreferably be located so close together that keys held on adjacent hookswill overlap one another. In case the hooks were movable in only oneplane and upon opening the case it was desired to select a key which wasoverlapped by those on each side thereof the key desired could notreadily be lifted without at the same time lifting with it the keys oneach side. Because of the fact that the hooks are free to move sidewiseas well as vertically, however, the disadvantage mentioned is eliminatedand the keys on each side of the one desired can readily turn with thehooks to which they are attached, and allow the key desired to passbetween them.

lVhile I have illustrated and described only one form of my invention,it will be apparent that my invention is by no means limited to theprecise construction set forth as many modifications in the particularstructure employed may be made without departing from the scope of myinvention as set forth in the appended claims.

WVhat I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent of theUnited States, is:

1. A key case holder comprising a sheetmetal plate having spaced slotstherein adjacent one edge of the sheet, and a plurality of strapsdisposed across the slots to support key holders.

2. The combination in a key case of a flat key supporting member havinga plurality of openings therein, a portion of said supporting memberbeing raised and bridging each of these openings, said bridging portionsbeing adapted to serve as pivots for snap hooks.

3. The combination in a key case of a flat key supporting member havinga plurality of openings therein, a portion of said supporting memberbeing raised and bridging each of these openings, said bridging portionsbeing adapted to serve as pivots for snap hooks, and a series of snaphooks held by said bridging portions.

In witness whereof, I have hereto set my hand.

HARRY RUVIN.

